[Wynpyp]

I am wondering if I can take my dog in for a grooming. I know I can but my question is this... My dog is a ShepherdX. All I want is a good bath and blowout. He had his rear dewclaws removed when he got neutered 11 days ago. We got his stitches out this morning and everything looks good. He does have scabs though from his dewclaw removal. Is it to soon to get him groomed?

[Dieselsmama]

Originally Posted by Wynpyp

I am wondering if I can take my dog in for a grooming. I know I can but my question is this... My dog is a ShepherdX. All I want is a good bath and blowout. He had his rear dewclaws removed when he got neutered 11 days ago. We got his stitches out this morning and everything looks good. He does have scabs though from his dewclaw removal. Is it to soon to get him groomed?

Your vet should be able to give you a better answer. Generally speaking when the stitches are out, you're good to go.

[Wynpyp]

My vet said he was fine and good to go. I am just nervous and wanted to know if I was good to go from a groomers standpoint I guess lol. Just wasn't sure If they would be ok grooming a dog with a couple of scabs on his legs lol.

[animalcraker]

If they removed all his stitches, including the ones fro his neuter, then you're good to go. They would not have removed the stitches if he wasn't healed up enough. If you want to be on the safe side then you could wait 2 weeks from when he had his surgery. You should also notify your groomer about his surgery and the areas where there's still scabs so they'll know and be prepared if a scab peels off and start bleeding.

[Wynpyp]

Thank you both for reassureing me

[Tankstar]

Honestly I would wait a little longer, until the scabs are basicly gone. So many times dogs come in with scabs that we dontknow about (and owners may not even know. Could be just from rough housing ect) anyw ay.. when I bathe them I scrub them good, nd I have nails, so I get right in there. And I rip scabs off with out knowing, which just reopens the wound, then we have to clean it up or them so they dont et infected. For saftey i would wait for atleast another week or so. just for the scabs to fully heal up, so they dont get ripped off and re open, even a small wound.

[Purplex15]

from a groomers standpoint, we wish every doghad a mandatory first groom when they were 8 weeks old, just to get used to it. i would say the biggest thing owners overlook when owning a dog is grooming. most do not have any idea, until they decide to do it when their dog is 3 years old, the dog is a holy terror b/c they have never had this experiance before, but the dog 2 feet away who has been getting groomed since they were 3 months old doesnt care b/c that dog is used to it.

so yes, as long as the stitches are out, the dog can be groomed. as far as what the person above said, there is an easy solution. when you drop the dog off, tell the person checking you in that your dog has scabs where his declaws were removed and to please watch out for them./ if you take the dog to a corp like petco or petsmart, then they legally have to write this down on your reciept and have you sign off on it, or else you could come back and say that those scabs were not there before you dropped the dog off. anyway, a groomer, or bather, should be doing once overs on all dogs before they are done, and even if you dont say anything, an attentive groomer will see it before they can cause damage to it.

also, relax before taking your dog in. if you are nervous he will sense it and probably misbehave b/c of it. maybe go into whatever salon you choose by yourself and talk to the groomer first without your dog. that way if you are nervous, the dog wont feel it and associate it with getting groomed. you can also ask the groomer questions and they will more than likely make ou feel better about the whole process.

[Wynpyp]

Thanks everyone for your replies

I lucked out... my bestfriend is a groomer and a vet tech. and I was able to get Bayne in to see her. She had a cancelation for today and he's with her right now It was kinda funny cause I had been trying to get a hold of her for a few days but could never get through. She called me back and after I told her what I wanted, she said to bring him in to her.

Where I live, we don't have any big store groomers like Petco or Petsmart. We do have TONS of small, privately owned shops though. The only big store we have is Petland and they don't offer a grooming service. They do have a big bathing machine for dogs.... I'm not sure if I would use it though lol. It looks like a big washing machine.